Stanford Cardinal mascot, the ‘Stanford Tree’ is quite an unusual choice in the world of college sports. Stanford is known as ‘The Cardinal’ and doesn't officially have a mascot.

While other schools boast fierce animals or mythical ... and local tribal leaders, university President Richard Lyman officially retired the Indian mascot. This left Stanford without a traditional ...

This one comes with a caveat, as the Tree isn’t the official mascot of the university; it’s a member of the Stanford Band. But an unofficial mascot that everyone associates with the school ...

The new town of University Park soon adopted the tree’s name. Stanford University’s mascot – costumed, dancing and sometimes inebriated – is a human-size replica. No one knows how a ...

The women's volleyball team at Stanford has come under fire for a 'highly inappropriate drawing' that showed the university's mascot pulling a gun on their rivals following their huge victory over ...